| Surname: | Hoyne |
| Initials: | F |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 3598200 |
| Notes: | POW. 6/7/36 enlisted 2 Border Regiment attached to 11 Indian Div Pro Unit, CMP. Born 21/4/15, address: 6 Armitage Street, Horwich Lancashire. POW Camps: Changi Goal 16/2/42 to 11/3/42 Gen Percival, Kanyo 23/3/43 to 10/9/43 Maj Mareh, Non Pladuk 16/9/43 to 19/10/44 Col Toosey, Thamuang 22/10/44 to 4/5/45, Col Knight, Takli 12/5/45 to 15/8/45 RSM Smith. Other People who escaped: Sub Conductor Bingham IAOC, Sgt Ponton IAOC and two other POW's escaped from Chung Mai POW camp, Thailand along with a Korean Guard. After 2 or 3 weeks freedom the Korean shot all except Sub Conductor Bingham who was later re captured. Sub Conductor Bingham can give full details. Info from: M.I. 9/JAP/ No. 86061A. Info from Japanese POW card index: Frank Hoyne, born Manchester 24/1/1915, occupation Labourer, home address: father, Mr W Hoyne, 6 Armitage Street, Manchester, father William. He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 25457, Hoyne, Frank, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp TH, Thailand. He is shown on List POW Thailand Camp, 1/11/1944: Hoyne, Frank, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. IV 8961, old POW No. IV 10286, former Camp M-361, 3598200, M-18/4/1. He is listed on No. 4 Group Working Party: 10286, 3598200, L/Cpl Hoyne, F, Honsho, CMP. Casualty List 779/16, Malaya, Missing, attached to 11 Div Pro Unit, 15/2/1942, shown on 1 Border Regiment List. Casualty List 955/21, Malaya, POW previously shown as Missing on List 779, attached 11 Indian Div Pro Unit, 15/2/1942, shown on 2 Border Regiment List. Casualty List 1883/14, previously reported POW now not POW, attached 11 Div Pro Unit, previous List 955, Malaya, listed on 2 Border Regiment List. 4/1/83 He was awarded the 1939 - 1945 Star, Pacific Star, Defence Medal, War Medal. Address:- Not shown. Frank Hoyne. |
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| Imprisonment: | Changi MALAYSIA 🇲🇾 |